The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-13
COUNT AfiTsIEyvICZ,


Ills ups nnu DownB In 1Afo-A Romantic
Ha@g Career. Es
PlrrsBsRau, Sept. PA special from
Washington, D. O., aaya; Count Eugene
de Mitsiewicz. the gentleman whose career
seems to have been decidedly checkered,
seems to have clauberod TO the top OF tho
heap at last. Mitsiewlez IL a remarkable
man. There have been times when he
has spent 5000 in q night upon his
friends. There have been moro days
when he was glad to borrow dollar with
which to buy meal. He las been en-.
gagged In great many etupendous
schemes. He has planned hundred en-
terpriDes, any one OF which carried out to
tho end would have insured him and
those associated with him q fortune. Bu.
in every instance the money to carry
them out has failed to come to
hand !. at the right moment. AS q
result the Count has been a prospective
millionaire one day to become petty bor-
rover the next. Throughout all the yicia.
aitudes OF his career he has been cheerful
and contented, and was always disposed
to look upon the silver lining to The clouds
which surrounded lis horizon. When 1t
was first reported that he had secured a
valuable concession from the Chinesa
government, those who knew him said !:
"aAnother Of Mitkiewicz's big achemes
which will not pan out" Then they for.
got that he existed. But Mi.kiewicz found
friend in need. Mr.. Wharton Barker,
tie Philadelphia millionaire, csmo to the
front and offered to advance the money
necessary to perfect the prelimiuarieR,
provided that he could be convinced that
there was any merit IN the enterprise. He
investigated, found everything salts.
factory, and the Count was dispatch
ed to China. When he returned ho had
q fortune in his grip. Capitalists found
that tho goldier Of fortune had engineered
big desl. They see an opening for Amer.
ican enterprise which promises fabulous
results, and they were not slow In coming
forward to enter into the enterprise by
the method known as the ground floor
way. Money TO the amount three tiMea
the sum required has been offered to carry
out the Mltxiewicz. Barker scheme snd
there ia no doubt that those who did sue.
coed in getting in first will make "barrel
OF money" ont Of the project. When Nit
zswicz left America ior Onina he was bad.
ly involved in debt, and he had very little
money with which to pay. Since his TO.
turn be seems to have plenty OF money,
and has directed his attorney to pay ali
Just claims again him. He proposes to
start in fresh and keep out Of debt in the
future. It Is known that he has
received large Offers for his interests in
the Chinese enterprises, but at present he
is not disposed to listen 10 o2ers. L. is
probable, however, that he will cell before
the final arrangements are completed. He
thinks that his insereals arc worth a
million, and there are chances in favor OF
his securing that comfortable eum as the
result of his years work. His friends,
and just now their nams is Legion, think
that he has been very ubfliriy treated.
His record has not beeu Of the best, it ia
true, but in securing the opening OF tho
Chinese gates he has accomplished q
great thing for America, and he IL entitled
to all the credit which attaches 10 that.
There is no reason why his pas. career
should be thrown in his iacs eycrs dsy.
He ia trying to "brscs up" hia financial
character, and as he seoms to ba succeed
ing in the effort, hs ouyh. 10 b. allowed
tho chance to clear himself. s=7s